| Working with Community |
| 8:00 AM > 8:45 AM |
Registrations & breakfast |
| 9:00 AM > 9:15 AM |
Welcome |
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Daniel Almagor , CEO, Engineers Without Borders |
| 9:15 AM > 9:40 AM |
Conference Opening |
| 9:40 AM > 10:15 AM |
Janet Hunt, Fellow, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research: Community Development in Indigenous Communities |
| 10:15 AM > 10:50 AM |
Mark Moran, Centre for Appropriate Technology: Sustainable Livelihoods Framework |
| 10:50 AM > 11:10 AM |
Morning Tea |
| 11:15 AM > 12:15 PM |
Parallel sessions: Approaching Development (select from the following) |
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Christopher Dureau: Strengths-Based Approaches to Capacity Building |
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Dr Matthew Clarke, Deakin University: Development 101 |
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Amanda Cahill : Participatory Approaches |
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Mark Moran and Janet Hunt: Sustainable Livelihoods Interactive Session |
| 12:15 PM > 12:30 PM |
Room Facilitators explain the ‘lunch groups’ and give people time to meet up before lunch is served |
| 12:30 PM > 1:30 PM |
Lunch |
| 1:30 PM > 2:20 PM |
Parallel sessions: Development Practice (select from the following) |
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Rick Coleman , Southern Cross Permaculture: A sustainable Approach to Development |
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Mickey Sampson , Country Director, Rural Development International - Cambodia |
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Christina Hill, Oxfam Mining Ombudsman: Empowering Women Affected by Mining |
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Merilyn Parker , Director, Jasper Coffee: Café Feminino |
| 2:30 PM > 3:20 PM |
Parallel sessions: Appropriate Technology at Work in Communities (select from the following) |
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Troy Mallie , Cultural Systems Solutions: Cultural Mapping |
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Greg Phillips , Abstarr Consulting: Approaches to Learning for Indigenous Health |
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Nerida Beard , Centre for Appropriate Technology: Water and Sanitation in Aboriginal Communities |
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Jerome Bowen and Katie Third , Volunteering in Country and from Australia: The Tenganan Water Supply Project and how an EWB Chapter sets up and executes a large construction project |
| 3:20 PM > 3:35 PM |
Break |
| 3:35 PM > 4:45 PM |
Panel: “Responsive development in Aboriginal communities: tradition, participation, isolation and the place of appropriate design.” |
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Greg Phillips , Abstarr Consulting: Facilitator |
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Cheryl Buchannon , Kooma Traditional Council |
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Janet Hunt , Australian National University |
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Jason Glanville , Reconciliation Australia |
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Mark Moran , Centre for Appropriate Technology |
| 4:45 PM > 5:30 PM |
Mickey Sampson, Resource Development International: Keynote |
| 6:00 PM |
Finish |
| Working in the World |
| 8:00 AM > 8:30 AM |
Registrations & breakfast |
| 8:30 AM > 8:45 AM |
Welcome: Review of Day 1 and Introduction to Day 2 |
| 8:45 AM > 9:35 AM |
Mr Abdullah Saleh Mbamba - Director of the United Nations Information Centre for Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific: Keynote |
| 9:35 AM > 9:50 AM |
Ben Groom , Australian Youth Representative United Nations |
| 10:00 AM > 10:50 PM |
Parallel sessions: Operating Environment (select from the following) |
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Richard Dennis: Economics and the Environment |
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Mosese Waqa: Peace and Conflict |
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Andre Renzaho , Deakin University: Public Health |
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Jack Pearson, SKM: |
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Alex Mayora , Government Liaison, ACFID and Dr Chakriya Bowman , Trade Advisor, Pacific Growth Section, AusAID: Debate: Australia is acting responsibly by conducting its aid program “in the national interest” |
| 10:50 AM > 11:10 AM |
Break |
| 11:15 AM > 12:05 PM |
Parallel sessions: Appropriate Technology at Work in the World (select from the following) |
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Seona Candy , Natasha Crossman , Kris Robinson, John Gear - EWB Research Students |
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Paul Pholeros, Healthy Habitats: Appropriate Housing Design |
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Tim O’Shea , EWB Returned Volunteer: Appropriate Medical Technology in the Developing World |
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Mickey Sampson , Country Director, Rural Development International - Cambodia |
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Technology Panel: Rammed Earth Housing , Advanced Water Technologies |
| 12:15 PM > 1:00 PM |
Parallel sessions: Development Practice (select from the following) |
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Kala Raj, EWB Returned Volunteer: Post Tsunami Rural Water Supply in the Maldives |
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Jeremy Mather, Australian Volunteers International: Capacity Building in Kiribati |
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Glen Simpson, Coffey International: Corporate Contracting in Development |
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Peter Kelly , Technical Adviser, AusAID: The Role of Government in Development |
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Technology Panel: Tim MacTaggart (Solar Systems) and Rhett Butler from the Sky Juice Foundation |
| 1:00 PM > 1:45 PM |
Lunch |
| 2:00 PM > 3:30 PM |
Appropriate Technology Expo, Meet the Makers: Delegates informally chat with and meet the designers of innovative technologies. This is also running from 11am-1pm for general public and high schools, simultaneous with conference sessions.
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Bio-Diesel |
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Water Purification |
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Solar Power |
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Human Waste |
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On-line Learning Platforms |
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Undergraduate Research Students |
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EWB Challenge Finalist Team |
| 3:30 PM > 4:45 PM |
Panel: “Climate change in the Asia Pacific, community impacts and design solutions.” |
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Todd Houstein, EWB: Facilitator |
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Peter Castellas, Managing Director Clean Technology Australia
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Dr Michael Coughlan, Head of the National Climate Centre, Bureau of Meteorology |
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Benjamin Preston , CSIRO |
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Alan Pears, Senior Lecturer Environment and Planning, RMIT
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| 4:45 PM > 5:30 PM |
Rassel Chisango, Royal Youth Organisation Zimbabwe: Youth Empowerment and Peer Education |
| Response - Ability |
| 8:00 AM > 8:30 AM |
Registrations & breakfast |
| 8:40 AM > 9:00 AM |
Welcome: Introduction and Summary of Day 2 |
| 9:00 AM > 9:50 AM |
Don Henry , Executive Director, Australian Conservation Foundation: Keynote |
| 10:00 AM > 10:50 PM |
Parallel sessions: Why should we respond? (select from the following) |
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Professor John Buckeridge, RMIT: Ethics of Engineering |
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Tim Prohasky, EWB: Interactive session on the power of design |
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Todd Houstein, EWB: The EWB Rationale |
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Suzanne Young , PB: Urban Water Projects |
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Rassel Chisango, Royal Youth Organisation Zimbabwe: Interactive Session |
| 10:50 AM > 11:10 AM |
Break |
| 11:15 AM > 12:05 PM |
Parallel sessions: How can we respond? (select from the following) |
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Dr Chandran, TEWOAF plus EWB Challenge Finalist |
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Eric Noel, Enviro Comms: Lobbying for Change |
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Gary Highland, ANTaR
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Jane Pound , Social Ventures Australia |
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Mickey Sampson , RDIC: Chat with him at the Philosophy Chatting |
| 12:15 PM > 1:00 PM |
Parallel sessions: EWB’s Response (select from the following) |
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Daniel Almagor, EWB: Introduction to EWB |
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Kim Axworthy, EWB: EWB Chapters - Making a Difference |
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Anh Tran , EWB: EWB Design Challenge |
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Lizzie Webb , EWB: Redefining Engineering Education |
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Stewart Davies , EWB: EWB Programs |
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Todd Houstein , EWB: Awareness and Campaigns |
| 1:00 PM > 1:45 PM |
Lunch |
| 2:00 PM > 2:45 PM |
My Response |
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Nick Harley , EWB Returned Volunteer: Taking the Next Step |
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Ahn Tran , AYAD Returned Volunteer |
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Jady Smith, Live and Learn |
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Jacqueline Arias, Director, Republica Coffee |
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Bruce Sinclair, Founding Partner SKM: Friends of East Timor |
| 2:45 PM > 4:00 PM |
Plenary panel: “One World, Many Ways to Respond.” |
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Daniel Almagor, CEO, EWB: Facilitator |
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Evan Thornley , Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier of Victoria, Australian Labor Party |
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Mickey Sampson , Country Director, RDIC |
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Brett Solomon, Executive Director, Get Up |
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Alan Finkel , G Magazine |
| 4:00 PM > 4:45 PM |
EWB in 2008 |
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Stewart Davies, Programs Director, EWB |
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Lizzie Webb , Education Director, EWB |
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Todd Houstein , Awareness and Campaigns Director, EWB |
| 4:45 PM > 5:15 PM |
Daniel Almagor : Conference Reflection and Closing |
| 5:30 PM |
Close |
